Two things that I really like right now:

http://noteatingoutinny.com/
http://www.101cookbooks.com

Love reading food blogs, a fascination which gets worse during the summers with a wealth of fresh produce. I so so so look forward to a (nearby) day when Ryan and I are finally on our own, cooking together nightly. Last weekend he made me the most ( Read more... )

I haven't but writing but rather enjoying the process of sitting back and enjoying.

I've been offered a seven-month contract at the Literacy Council and haven't decided if I should take it. I should be grateful for a (short-term) paycheque but I am uncertain if I should plant my feet here for seven more months. But I love my job even though it is ( Read more... )

RTKJDFGHJDFG.

I somehow finished my MA, moved home, and now how twenty-four hour access to the Food Network. I am feeling overly cluttered with all of this stuff I have somehow (re)acquired and I'm totally brain dead from this semester! The results have been disappointing so far, my final papers were miserable and it's a relief to be finished, moved ( Read more... )

I am drinking too much lately. Too too much. All of the stress of school and uncertainty and suddenly my fun nights have increased from once a week to (sometimes) three. I have always been a social drinker and never one to say no to a few pints mid-week, but for the last few weeks I have been blacking out, spending days in bed recovering, and ( Read more... )

I have a sweet fiance! I have really never been with someone who is capable of buying me gifts (surprises!) that are exactly the things I would purchase for myself, so thoughtfully approached and considered. For our anniversary last weekend, even though we promised no gifts, I received two beautiful necklaces from etsy.


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Oh hay, internets.

Have I mentioned that sometimes grad school rocks? Yesterday we had a pirating fair for my Cyber-Lit class to showcase our mad-hacking skills! Our assignment was to perform an act of pirating/hacking and share it with the world via photo or text. My project received a lot of positive feedback from colleagues and even a couple of ( Read more... )

I finally got a haircut! I love it so much! My cyber-lit prof told me that it made me look like a 90's hacker, which I can only take as a compliment but all I can really think is: BANGS!


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Also;

Basil and Cheese Bread

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
3/4 cup 1% milk
1 heaping cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
large handful fresh basil, roughly torn

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Prepare loaf pan by greasing the sides and creating a parchment paper sling.
3. Whisk ( Read more... )

I am always talking about poetry now - no really, no hyperbole! - because it is the only class that I really care about or that makes me feel (anything) and makes me think about death and memories and living inside of an old burned down house or heart or head.

Reading all of this Margaret Atwood for class tomorrow and listening to this Mount Eerie ( Read more... )

I am finally sick. After weeks and weeks of bragging about how I never get sick, I'm all stuffed up and my head feels like a balloon. I keep dropping things and bumping into doors and walls, my balance is all off. I want to stay in bed all day and watch episodes of It's Always Sunny but instead I have to go to Art Film and not understand anything ( Read more... )